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January

1/30/2009 Study Suggests Preemie, Autism Link - 1 in 5 Toddlers Showed Autism Signs in New Study
1/29/2009 Why Virginia Should Help Children with Autism
1/28/2009 Helping Autistic Adults To Grow
1/23/2009 Families Demand Coverage For Autism Care
1/22/2009 Autistic Traits ’Spread Widely’
1/21/2009 Autism Said To Be Among Top Medical Priorities for Obama
1/21/2009 No. Virgina Lawmakers Endorse Autism Insurance
1/20/2009 Trying Anything and Everything for Autism
1/03/2009 UW Researcher Finds Link Between Age, Birth Order and Autism

February

2/25/2009 LATimes Says Blaming Autism on Vaccines Has Diverted Attention From Real Causes
2/19/2009 Autism Conference Explores Alternatives: Parents, Doctors Discuss Diet, Biomedical Approaches
2/10/2009 Scientists Spot Possible Treatment for Rett Syndrome: Rare Disorder Afflicts Girls and Involves Neurological, Cardiac and Respiratory Woes
2/09/2009 Two Genes Implicated in Autism: Finding might lead to better diagnosis, treatment, study suggests
2/02/2009 Researchers See No Autism-Vaccine Link

March

3/31/2009 Maternal Bereavement Not Linked to Autism
3/31/2009 Cartoons ’Could Help Spot Autism’
3/26/2009 Autism Research Gets Stimulus Money for a Short-Term Boost
3/17/2009 An Outbreak of Autism, or a Statistical Fluke?
3/10/2009 Autism Patients in California Are Dealt Insurance Setback
3/09/2009 Blue Cross Ordered to Defend Stance on Autism Therapy Coverage
3/03/2009 Gene Could Link Autism, Digestive Problems
3/03/2009 Music Wins Applause for Addressing Autism — Evidence Is Slim, but Experts Say Therapy Is Valuable

April

4/28/2009 Devices Aim to Help Children With Autism Speak
4/28/2009 Autism Tied to Older Moms, Breech Birth; But It's Unlikely These Factors Cause the Neurological Condition, Experts Say
4/27/2009 Autism Bill Would Help Families Cope
4/03/2009 Teaching Autistic Kids to Read Facial Expressions
4/03/2009 The Way We Live Now Your Old Man
4/03/2009 Asperger Syndrome Tied to Low Cortisol Levels
4/02/2009 Strengthening the Safety Net for Autism in Adulthood

May

5/31/2009 HMO Autism Services Drive Up Costs
5/29/2009 Many Autism Cases ’undiagnosed’
5/28/2009 iPhone Applications Can Help the Autistic
5/19/2009 A Genetic Clue to Why Autism Affects Boys More
5/14/2009 IMFAR 2009: Polypharmacy Common Among Children With Autism
5/12/2009 IMFAR 2009: Peer Support, Therapist Guidance Help Children With Autism Form Friendships
5/12/2009 IMFAR 2009: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back in Earlier Diagnosis of Autism
5/11/2009 Research Suggests Children Can Recover From Autism.
5/04/2009 Brain Abnormality Found in Autistic Tots: Report
5/04/2009 Researchers Find First Signs of Autism Even in Infancy
5/03/2009 Insurance Companies Question Autism Clinic's Charges — Owner of clinic, Which Uses Controversial Therapies, Says She's Had to Lay Off Staff, Cut Hours.

June

6/29/2009 NJ Bill On Autism Insurance Closer to Becoming Law
6/26/2009 Chromosome Abnormality Tied to Autistic Behavior in Mice
6/25/2009 Preschool Program Faces Ax From Possible State Budget Cuts
6/24/2009 UIC study hopes to shed light on autism, 'insistence on sameness'
6/19/2009 A Genetic Link Between Anorexia and Autism?
6/11/2009 SLEEP 2009: Melatonin May Counter Sleep Disorders in Autistic Children
6/09/2009 Autism Study to Follow Pregnant Women
6/05/2009 Democrats Balk at President’s Budget Plan on Autism, Cancer
6/02/2009 Lawmakers Seek Passage of Autism Treatment Bill
6/02/2009 Study Finds Antidepressant Doesn't Help Autistic Children

July

7/29/2009 GI Problems and Autism: No Link Found
7/29/2009 Regimens: Restrictive Diets May Not Be Appropriate for Children With Autism
7/27/2009 Mayo Clinic Study Questions Belief That Autistic Children Have More Gut Problems.
7/17/2009 Parents of Children With Autism Report High Stress Levels
7/12/2009 Children of Autism Approach Adult World
7/07/2009 Autism May Be Linked to Mom’s Autoimmune Disease
7/02/2009 Autism Patients’ Treatment is Denied Illegally, Group Says
7/02/2009 Problem Pregnancy ’Autism Risk’

August

8/25/2009 MGH to Target Adult Autism– 29 Million Dollar Gift to Fund Specialized Program
8/21/2009 Autistic Teens Master Social Cues, Find Friends
8/19/2009 Kids With Autism Deserve Better
8/04/2009 Autism "Hits Body Language Skill"

September

9/30/09 Autism's Genetic Roots Examined in New Government-Funded Study
9/23/09 Autism Rates Back MMR Jab Safety
9/15/09 Study: No Increased Autism Risk with Antenatal Ultrasound

October

10/21/09 Less Sensitivity to Hormone May Play Role in Autism
10/20/09 Mercury Levels Similar in Kids With, Without Autism: Study
10/14/09 Adults with autism 'cast adrift'
10/12/09 Melatonin Helps Autistic Kids Sleep
10/07/09 Potential Pieces of Autism Puzzle Revealed
10/04/09 Two government studies find autism disorders in 1 in 100 U.S. children
10/03/09 For the First Time, a Census of Autistic Adults

November

11/30/09 Study: Early autism treatment pays off
11/06/09 'I Am Autism': An Advocacy Video Sparks Protest
11/02/2009 A Powerful Identity, a Vanishing Diagnosis

December

12/07/09 Autism: Kids put at risk
12/03/09 Missouri lawmakers to make autism insurance requirement a priority in 2010 legislative session
12/03/09 Teaching the ABC’s of crucial social skills